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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2019 to
Question 257677, which funding theme was considered as the primary reason by the Armed
Forces Covenant Trust when the application for There But Not There was submitted to
the Covenant Reference Group.

<p>The Armistice and Armed Forces Communities Programme was agreed by the Covenant
Reference Group (CRG) as a funding priority for Financial Year 2018-19 which sat under
the theme to '<em>fund projects which support</em> <em>measures to integrate military
and civilian communities and allow the Armed Forces community to participate as citizens'.
</em>The CRG set the overall priorities for funding, which the Armed Forces Covenant
Fund Trust (AFCFT) deliver as programmes.</p><p>Under this programme, the AFCFT awarded
silhouettes to over 2,700 community groups across the UK and these organisations were
required to hold an event which brought together the military and civilian communities
to recognise the significance of the Armed Forces community today.</p><p>There But
Not There (encompassed in the charity 'Remembered') did not submit an application
to the CRG nor to the AFCFT. They did not receive a grant under this programme; their
primary role was to dispatch the silhouettes directly to our grant recipients.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of whether
the Institute for Apprenticeship and Technical Education's decision not to identify
the participants of trailblazer groups is consistent with his Department's policy
on openness and transparency.

<p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member
for North Durham and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p>
</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the responses to the
Institute for Apprenticeship and Technical Education's consultation on the introduction
of a five-year pharmacy apprenticeship scheme.

<p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member
for North Durham and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p>
</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the names of the organisations
which responded to the Institute for Apprenticeship and Technical Education's consultation
regarding the introduction of a pharmacy apprenticeship scheme.

<p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member
for North Durham and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p>
</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he made an assessment of the
effect of Skills for Health representation of health organisations on its neutrality
before commissioning Skills for Health to facilitate meetings between pharmacist employers
on the five-year pharmacy apprenticeship.

<p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member
for North Durham and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p>
</p>

<p>The Department is closely monitoring the market to identify and address issues
that may impact patient access to pharmacy services. Access to National Health Service
pharmaceutical services remains good: there are over 11,500 pharmacies in England,
an increase of approximately 12% in the last decade.</p><p>In December 2016, as part
of a wider package of reforms and to maintain access to NHS pharmaceutical services,
the Government introduced the Pharmacy Access Scheme, which helps to support the financial
viability of pharmacies in areas with fewer pharmacies.</p><p> </p>

<p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member
for North Durham and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p>
</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 17 of the Government's
Industrial Strategy: Rail Sector Deal, published in 2018, what steps his Department
is taking through the Rail Sector Deal to address the lack of innovation opportunity
in contracts due to current procurement methodology and to outcome-focused whole life
supply contracts to increase system reliability and avoid risk averse behaviours.

<p>Strategic procurement of infrastructure which supports UK supply chains, skills
and exports is a key part of the Government’s modern Industrial Strategy, and through
the Rail Sector Deal we are working with industry to promote procurement practices
that support an innovative, highly-skilled, and productive British rail supply chain.</p><p>
</p><p>These improved practices may include more effective use by both public and
private sector organisations of early contractor engagement, simplified tendering
processes, and procurement balanced scorecards examining whole-life costs and benefits.</p><p>
</p><p>The Railway Industry Association (RIA) is currently taking forward work on
this element of the sector deal on behalf of the rail industry. Rail companies that
would like to contribute should contact either RIA or the Rail Supply Group.</p><p>
</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2019
to Question 245683 on Rolling Stock: Procurement, what the relevant evaluation criteria
are in such Government-led procurement exercises.

<p>The current procurement of rolling stock for HS2 is being conducted by HS2 Ltd
in line with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016. The evaluation process takes
into account technical quality, deliverability (including wider benefits) and overall
whole life value. The evaluation processes for the earlier procurements of Thameslink
and Intercity Express Trains undertaken by the Department for Transport are both described
in the Invitation to Tender documents, both of which are available in the National
Archives.</p><p> </p>